Proverbs 17:17
I have been thinking a about what it takes to be a friend.
In Proverbs, it says that a friend loveth at all times. I fall short of this everyday. This week I am aiming to be a better friend. In fact, I have been praying that God helps me to be a better friend. I have been praying that I am more like him. He is a better friend to me than I am to him and I want to change that.
To be a good friend:
To be a good friend, I think that we need to be
Real. God knows us inside and out, but do our friends? I believe it is better to be disliked for who we are, than to be liked for who we aren't.
To be a good friend, we need to be
Honest. We already know what happens to dishonest people. We need to be honest with our friends and with God.
To be a good friend, we need to be
Loyal.
To be a good friend, we need to be
Respectful. We all have secrets, right? God keeps our secrets, we need to keep our friends' secrets.
To be a good friend, we need to
Care. God cares and we need to also. We need to be there in a crisis.
To be a good friend, we need to give
Perspective. Advise, not judgement. Let God be the judge and let us suggest.
To be a good friend, we need to give
Space. God gives us space. All the space we need. Friends need space as well.
To be a good friend, we need to
Share. We need to be selfless.
To be a good friend, we need to be able to
Apologize and Forgive. God forgives us for all our sins. We need to apologize. We also need to forgive.
My prayer this week is just to be a better friend. A better friend to God and a better friend to you.
Happy Monday, dear friends. How can I be a better friend to you?
